Multiple ashtray



Filed Sept. l28, 1934 Patented Aug. 11, 1936 MULTIPLE ASHTRAY Louis H. Wiggers, Cincinnati, Ohio Application September 28, 1934, Serial No. 745,967

2 Claims.

My invention relates to sectional ash-trays for use in ash-pits.

The object of my invention is to provide simple, efficient, convenient and economical means for collecting and removing the ashes from a furnace ash-pit in an inert state and without causing any of the ashes while being removed to fly into and permeate the air and thus lodge upon everything in the cellar. lo My invention consists in providing a sectional ash-tray comprising a plurality of ash receptacles adapted to be inserted into a furnace to cover substantially the entire area of the ashpit and to be easily and conveniently removed 15 'therefrom when lled or partly lled With ashes.

More specifically, my invention consists in providing such an ash-tray or pan, preferably divided diagonally from front to rear into two sectional pans, one of which has an upwardly and laterally projecting flange which extends across the adjacent vertical wall of the cooperating pan and prevents the ashes which drop or are sifted from the ash-grate to lodge between these sections so that all of the ashes will fall ashpit of most furnaces is wider than the door opening and it is necessary that Vthe entire surface of theV ash-pit be covered by the ash-tray in order to collect and remove all the ashes Without the necessity of lusing a shovel or other means which would necessarily stir up the ashes and cause them to fly through the air. I have provided a sectional tray that can be easily inserted into and removed from such a furnace by making one of the receptacle smaller than the other with its front end wider and its rear end tapering to a point and with a laterally-extending flange on this receptacle extending over the adjacent receptacle so that the larger receptacle is inserted first and adjusted to proper position against thel wall of the ash-pit. The smaller receptacle is then placed slightly thereover and inserted and then the front end is moved outwardly so that the corner of the tray will fit the corner of the ash-pit.

In removing these receptacles when it is desired to empty the ashes, the front end of the small receptacle is lifted up and moved laterally over the adjacent receptacle until the front outer corner of the receptacle is permitted to pass into the door opening, whereupon the receptacle can be easily withdrawn from the ashpit. Then the front end of the larger receptacle is drawn laterally until it passes into the door opening and is withdrawn whereupon the larger into these sectional pans, The bottom of thev receptacle can be laid upon the smallerreceptacle and both carried directly from the furnace to the ash-can Without stirring a single speck of ashes into the air, thereby maintaining the air of the furnace and of the house pure and whole- 5 some so far as ashes are concerned. Also the ash-pit, by this simple and single operation of the removal of these two sections, provides a completely cleaned ash-pit, ready for reinsertion of the receptacles for further use.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of the multiple ashtray;

Fig. 2 shows a horizontal section of a furnace ash-pit and a plan view of my multiple ash-tray therein.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modification in which the pan is divided on a line perpendicular to the ash-pit door opening.

Fig. 4 is a section on a line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the ash receptacles removed, showing the smaller ash receptacle on the cellar floor and the larger ash receptacle placed thereon, both ready to be carried out and emptied.

InA the preferred embodiment of my invention as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, I provide a multiple ash-tray comprising receptacles l and 2 respectively. Each of these receptacles is provided with a vertical front, side and end wall 3 of suitable shape to conform to and t the shape of the ash-pit 4. The inner longitudinal wall 5 of receptacle l is disposed at an oblique angle to the bottom 6, forming an acute angle therewith and extends diagonally from the ash-pit door opening l to the rear of the ash-pit. The outer front corner of this receptacle is cut away and formed at an angle to the side and front walls thereof to provide clearance in inserting and removing it from the ash-pit. The front end of receptacle l is considerably narrower than the rear end and this form is preferred for the reason that when so constructed it is easier to insert and remove from the ash-pit.

'Ihe front end of cooperating receptacle 2 is much Wider than its rear end as shown and has its inner diagonal wall 8 slanting upwardly to correspond with diagonal wall 5 of receptacle I except that it is preferably slightly wider and higher than Wall 5. It has a shelf or ledge 9 50 projecting horizontally across and beyond shelf 5 to catch the ashes falling from the'grate and prevent them from getting between the two receptacles upon the oor of the ash-pit. In this manner the entire surface of the ash-pit is cov- 55 ered except one small corner at l0 where practically no ashes are liable to drop.

Method of use is as follows: Receptacle l is first inserted into the position shown in Fig. 2. Receptacle 2 is then inserted thereover and slid laterally until its front, side and rear walls abut the corresponding walls of the ash-pit. When so adjusted these central longitudinal oblique walls will abut each other with ledge 9 extending across and beyond wall 5. The ashes should be emptied daily in order to protect the grate and nre-bowl of the furnace from damage due to over-heating. Thus the ashes are readily andI easily removed and emptied into an ash-can on the outside of the house without the raising Aof any ash-dust or dropping any ashes upon the floor as in the old method of shoveling the ashes into a bucket. Before removing the receptacles simply draw a poker laterally along thesurface of ledge e and thus remove any ashes thereon, then Amove receptacle 2 laterally, causing it to slide upwardly on inclined wall..5, of receptacle IV until its front end is Yopposite the door opening whereupon it can be withdrawn and placed upon Ythe floor. Then draw'the front end of receptacle l laterally until its front end is opposite the door opening whereupon it canV be withdrawn outwardly and placed upon receptacle 2', and both receptacles carried outside of the house and emptied. Receptacle rl is rst inserted into the furnace ash-pit in the position shown in Fig. 2 by merely inserting and adjusting laterally until it ts the wall of the ash-pit. Then receptacle 2 is-inserted and adjusted laterally until it fits snugly between receptacle I and-the walls of the ash-pit. This simple and convenientmeans of collecting and removing the ashes results in preventing any ashes from` remaining in the ash-pit and protects the cellarl floor' and other parts of the house from any flying ashes, so that it is a real pleasure to remove the lashes and replace the multiple ash-try for further use.

If desired the Walls 5 and 8 may be vertical.

My invention is capable of modification without departing from its scope or spirit as defined in the claims, as for instance, the'receptacles l and 2 maybe of the same size and divided by a line, running directly from front to rear as shown in Fig. 3 instead of diagonally. In order to remove receptacle 2", it-is necessary to slide it laterally upon inclined wall 5', of receptacle l' until said receptacle is opposite the door opening whereupon it can be withdrawn therethrough. Receptacle l' can then be shifted laterally until it is opposite the door opening whereupon it may be removed.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by 5 Letters Patent, is:

l. In a mechanism of the class described the combination with an ash pit for furnaces and the like comprising front, side and rear walls with an opening through the front wall to perl0 mit access to the pit, said opening being of a length less than the distance between the side walls and affording a draft opening for the combustion chamber of the furnace, of a first ash- -receiving `tray within said pit having a wider l5 rear .end than. forward end and contacting the rear wall of the ash pit, a second tray within said'pit; and having a wider forward end than rear end, the wider end of each tray being of less width than the width of the opening in the 20 front wall to permit insertion and withdrawal of the trays and said trays being respectively of unequal area but having a. combined area. substantially equal to the `area of the. pit, and-each. tray having a wall adjacent to. one another and 25 extending along-a linediagonally related to xa, line 'normal to the front-of the pit wherebythe: second tray is first withdrawnV from the `pit byraising its forward end slightly higher than the.` height of the first pan whereupon; the rst tray 3Q may be withdrawn from the; pit and whereby the diagonal division walls vof the trays facili tates the proper positioning ofthe trays relative,` to the pit.

2.In a mechanism-'of the class described,17he. 35. combination with an ash pit having an lopening therein of a dimensionsmallerxthan the width Aof* the pit, ofxa pair of cooperating ash-receiving trays vWithin saidv pit and' havinga combined area substantially co-extensive with the area of the-l 41;, pit, the first of said Atrays having its ends of unequal width the wider portion being 'to the; rear of the pit, the* second tray having its endsofunequal width with'thewider portion adjacent the front of the pit, the wider end of each tray 45.'. being narrower than thev width of the ash pitl opening, and each tray having anadjacent inclined wall contra-generically formed which vcooperate withV oneV another. in positioning. the trays; v 50p LOUIS H. WIGGERS'. 

